Oct. 17, 2013

Gravity & Grace, Monumental works by El Anatsui, whose work will be on display at the Art Center. / Special to the Register

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The jazz quartet New York Voices sings at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium / Special to the Register

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1. The roll-out for the Des Moines Art Center’s highly anticipated solo show by a West African sculptor begins today, with a free screening of the documentary “Fold, Crumple, Crush: The Art of El Anatsui” at 2 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. A preview party is set for 6 p.m. Thursday; $5, or free for members, who can get in an hour early. The four-month exhibition itself, “Gravity and Grace,” opens Friday; free admission. www.desmoinesartcenter.org

2. The mighty Musicians from Marlboro, a chamber group from the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, performs Mozart, Bartok and Schumann at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Iowa State Music Building in Ames. $25, free for students. www.amestownandgown.org

3. The country trio Rascal Flatts returns to headline Wells Fargo Arena with its Live & Loud Tour at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The band’s hits include “These Days,” “Why Wait” and “Banjo,” and the tour supports the most recent album, “Changed.” A new album is expected in spring of 2014. Cassadee Pope and The Band Perry open. $20-$70. www.dahlstickets.com

4. The voices tell us that author and psychic medium John Edward (not to be confused with the less prescient politician John Edwards) will help folks connect with loved ones on the other side from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Iowa Events Center. $150. www.iowaeventscenter.com

5. The jazz quartet New York Voices sings at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium, following a 6:45 p.m. performance from students with the Hoover Harmony Jazz Choir. $20-$48. Earlier that day, at 4 p.m. on the same stage, the headliner leads a master class with the Hoover group and the 11 guys in Drake’s curiously named Brocal Chords. (Broken? Bros? Vocal?) It’s free and open to the public. www.civicmusic.org